XXIV Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans

Date: July 18, 1956
Circuit: Circuit de la Sarthe
Distance: 13.488 Km x 300 Laps = 4,046.40 Km
Pole Position: No qualifying session
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn , 4.20.0

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Race Result

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Pos	#	Driver	Entrant / Team	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retire
1	4	Ninian Sanderson Ron Flockhart	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	300	24h01m12.2
2	8	Peter Collins Stirling Moss	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DB3S	299
3	12	Maurice Trintignant Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM	293
4	5	Freddy Rousselle Jacques Swaters Roger Laurent	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jaguar D-Type	284
5	25	Richard von Frankenberg Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 550 RS	282
6	1	Ivor Bueb Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-Type	280
7	36	Peter Jopp Reg Bicknell	Team Lotus	Lotus 11 - Climax	253
8	33	Ed Hugus John Bentley	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T39 - Climax	252
9	30	Claude Bourillot Henri Perroud		Maserati 150S	245
10	40	Gérard Laureau Paul Armagnac	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	231
11	45	Georges Thepenier Jean-Claude Vidilles	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR - Panhard	225
12	46	André Héchard Roger Masson	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR - Panhard	220
13	34	Michel Slotine Roland Bourel		Porsche 365A	212
14	41	Jean-Marie Dumazer Lucien Campion		V.P. - Renault 166R	210
DNF	14	Reg Parnell Tony Brooks	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DBR1	246	Rear Axle
DNF	17	Jean Behra Louis Rosier	Automobiles Talbot Darracq	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati	220	Rear Axle
DNF	6	Peter Bolton Robert Walshaw		Jaguar XK140	206	Out Of Fuel
DNF	9	Peter Walker Roy Salvadori	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DB3S	175	Accident
DNF	32	Colin Chapman Graham Hill Herbert MacKay-Fraser	Team Lotus	Lotus 11 - Climax	172	Engine
DNF	24	Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 550 RS	136	Engine
DNF	37	Jean Py Yves Dommee		R.B.-OSCA Prototype	116	Gearbox
DNF	10	André Simon Eugenio Castellotti Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM	107	Rear Axle
DNF	23	Richard Stoop Tony Gaze	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Frazer Nash Sebring	100	Accident
DNF	16	André Guelfi Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15S	90	Clutch
DNF	35	Cliff Allison Keith Hall	Team Lotus	Lotus 11 - Climax	89	Accident
DNF	15	Jean Guichet Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T17S	80	Oil Pressure
DNF	19	Georges Monneret Serge Nercessian		Salmson 2300S	80	Engine
DNF	20	Alain de Changy Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 500 TR	76	Steering
DNF	29	André Milhoux Charles Rinen	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T17S	67	Fuel System
DNF	48	Jean-Michel Durif Marcel Lauga	Moretti Racing Inc.	Moretti 750 Zagato	62	Engine
DNF	21	Fernand Tavano Pierre Meyrat		Ferrari 500 TR	61	Accident
DNF	26	Helmut Gloeckler Max Nathan	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 356 Carrera	61	Accident
DNF	7	Paul Metternich Wittigo von Einsiedel		Mercedes-Benz 300SL	58	Ignition
DNF	49	Pierre Flahaut Pierre Hémard	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole	Panhard Monopole X89	50	Engine
DNF	27	Carel Godin de Beaufort Mathieu Hezemans Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 550 RS	48	Suspension
DNF	50	André Beaulieux Pierre Chancel	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole	Panhard Monopole X88	46	Accident
DNF	28	Claude Storez Helmut Polensky		Porsche 550 Spyder	45	Ignition
DNF	52	Gilbert Foury Philippe Faure	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini 750 Sport	36	Accident
DNF	31	Louis Cornet Robert Mougin		Maserati 150S	35	Engine
DNF	18	Goffredo Zehender Jean Lucas	Automobiles Talbot Darracq	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati	32	Accident
DNF	53	Georges Guyot René Duval	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini 750 Sport	23	Engine
DNF	47	Francis Guillaud Marceau Escules	Moretti Racing Inc.	Moretti 750 Gran Sport	22	Ignition
DNF	51	Louis Hery Lucien Pailler	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole	Panhard Monopole X86	5	Accident
DNF	42	Jean Laroche Rémy Radix	Automobili OSCA	OSCA S750	4	Accident
DNF	3	Jack Fairman Ken Wharton	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-Type	3	Accident
DNF	11	Alfonso de Portago Duncan Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM	2	Accident
DNF	2	Desmond Titterington Paul Frère	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Jaguar D-Type	2	Accident
DNF	44	Fernand Carpentier Pierre Savary	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	2	Accident

Disqualified

#	Driver	Entrant / Team	Chassis	Laps
22	François Picard Howard Hively Robert Tappan		Ferrari 500 TR	135	Illegal Refuelling

Qualifying Result

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No qualifying session

Entry List

Ivor Bueb
1

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Mike Hawthorn
1

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Desmond Titterington
2

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Paul Frère
2

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Jack Fairman
3

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Ken Wharton
3

	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
	Jaguar D-Type

Ninian Sanderson
4

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Jaguar D-Type

Ron Flockhart
4

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Jaguar D-Type

Freddy Rousselle
5

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Jaguar D-Type

Jacques Swaters
5

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Jaguar D-Type

Roger Laurent
5

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Jaguar D-Type

Peter Bolton
6


	Jaguar XK140

Robert Walshaw
6


	Jaguar XK140

Paul Metternich
7


	Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Wittigo von Einsiedel
7


	Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Peter Collins
8

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DB3S

Stirling Moss
8

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DB3S

Peter Walker
9

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DB3S

Roy Salvadori
9

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DB3S

André Simon
10

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Eugenio Castellotti
10

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Phil Hill
10

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Alfonso de Portago
11

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Duncan Hamilton
11

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Maurice Trintignant
12

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Olivier Gendebien
12

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 625 LM

Reg Parnell
14

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Tony Brooks
14

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Jean Guichet
15

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T17S

Robert Manzon
15

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T17S

André Guelfi
16

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T15S

Hermano da Silva Ramos
16

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T15S

Jean Behra
17

	Automobiles Talbot Darracq
	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati

Louis Rosier
17

	Automobiles Talbot Darracq
	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati

Goffredo Zehender
18

	Automobiles Talbot Darracq
	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati

Jean Lucas
18

	Automobiles Talbot Darracq
	Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 Maserati

Georges Monneret
19


	Salmson 2300S

Serge Nercessian
19


	Salmson 2300S

Alain de Changy
20

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 500 TR

Lucien Bianchi
20

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 500 TR

Fernand Tavano
21


	Ferrari 500 TR

Pierre Meyrat
21


	Ferrari 500 TR

François Picard
22


	Ferrari 500 TR

Howard Hively
22


	Ferrari 500 TR

Robert Tappan
22


	Ferrari 500 TR

Richard Stoop
23

	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.
	Frazer Nash Sebring

Tony Gaze
23

	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.
	Frazer Nash Sebring

Hans Herrmann
24

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Umberto Maglioli
24

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Richard von Frankenberg
25

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Wolfgang von Trips
25

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Helmut Gloeckler
26

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 356 Carrera

Max Nathan
26

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 356 Carrera

Carel Godin de Beaufort
27

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Mathieu Hezemans
27

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Wolfgang Seidel
27

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 550 RS

Claude Storez
28


	Porsche 550 Spyder

Helmut Polensky
28


	Porsche 550 Spyder

André Milhoux
29

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T17S

Charles Rinen
29

	Equipe Gordini
	Simca-Gordini T17S

Claude Bourillot
30


	Maserati 150S

Henri Perroud
30


	Maserati 150S

Louis Cornet
31


	Maserati 150S

Robert Mougin
31


	Maserati 150S

Colin Chapman
32

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Graham Hill
32

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Herbert MacKay-Fraser
32

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Ed Hugus
33

	Cooper Car Co
	Cooper T39 - Climax

John Bentley
33

	Cooper Car Co
	Cooper T39 - Climax

Michel Slotine
34


	Porsche 365A

Roland Bourel
34


	Porsche 365A

Cliff Allison
35

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Keith Hall
35

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Peter Jopp
36

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Reg Bicknell
36

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 11 - Climax

Jean Py
37


	R.B.-OSCA Prototype

Yves Dommee
37


	R.B.-OSCA Prototype

Gérard Laureau
40

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Paul Armagnac
40

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Jean-Marie Dumazer
41


	V.P. - Renault 166R

Lucien Campion
41


	V.P. - Renault 166R

Jean Laroche
42

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

Rémy Radix
42

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

Fernand Carpentier
44

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Pierre Savary
44

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Georges Thepenier
45

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR - Panhard

Jean-Claude Vidilles
45

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR - Panhard

André Héchard
46

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR - Panhard

Roger Masson
46

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR - Panhard

Francis Guillaud
47

	Moretti Racing Inc.
	Moretti 750 Gran Sport

Marceau Escules
47

	Moretti Racing Inc.
	Moretti 750 Gran Sport

Jean-Michel Durif
48

	Moretti Racing Inc.
	Moretti 750 Zagato

Marcel Lauga
48

	Moretti Racing Inc.
	Moretti 750 Zagato

Pierre Flahaut
49

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X89

Pierre Hémard
49

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X89

André Beaulieux
50

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X88

Pierre Chancel
50

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X88

Louis Hery
51

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X86

Lucien Pailler
51

	Ecurie Panhard et Monopole
	Panhard Monopole X86

Gilbert Foury
52

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Philippe Faure
52

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Georges Guyot
53

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

René Duval
53

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

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Time Graph

Leaders

Driver	Entrant	Laps

Driver	Total

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Race Result

Race Result

Disqualified

Qualifying Result

Qualifying Result

Qualifying Result

No qualifying session

Entry List

Entry List

Ivor Bueb 1

Mike Hawthorn 1

Desmond Titterington 2

Paul Frère 2

Jack Fairman 3

Ken Wharton 3

Ninian Sanderson 4

Ron Flockhart 4

Freddy Rousselle 5

Jacques Swaters 5

Roger Laurent 5

Peter Bolton 6

Robert Walshaw 6

Paul Metternich 7

Wittigo von Einsiedel 7

Peter Collins 8

Stirling Moss 8

Peter Walker 9

Roy Salvadori 9

André Simon 10

Eugenio Castellotti 10

Phil Hill 10

Alfonso de Portago 11

Duncan Hamilton 11

Maurice Trintignant 12

Olivier Gendebien 12

Reg Parnell 14

Tony Brooks 14

Jean Guichet 15

Robert Manzon 15

André Guelfi 16

Hermano da Silva Ramos 16

Jean Behra 17

Louis Rosier 17

Goffredo Zehender 18

Jean Lucas 18

Georges Monneret 19

Serge Nercessian 19

Alain de Changy 20

Lucien Bianchi 20

Fernand Tavano 21

Pierre Meyrat 21

François Picard 22

Howard Hively 22

Robert Tappan 22

Richard Stoop 23

Tony Gaze 23

Hans Herrmann 24

Umberto Maglioli 24

Richard von Frankenberg 25

Wolfgang von Trips 25

Helmut Gloeckler 26

Max Nathan 26

Carel Godin de Beaufort 27

Mathieu Hezemans 27

Wolfgang Seidel 27

Claude Storez 28

Helmut Polensky 28

André Milhoux 29

Charles Rinen 29

Claude Bourillot 30

Henri Perroud 30

Louis Cornet 31

Robert Mougin 31

Colin Chapman 32

Graham Hill 32

Herbert MacKay-Fraser 32

Ed Hugus 33

John Bentley 33

Ivor Bueb
1

Mike Hawthorn
1

Desmond Titterington
2

Paul Frère
2

Jack Fairman
3

Ken Wharton
3

Ninian Sanderson
4

Ron Flockhart
4

Freddy Rousselle
5

Jacques Swaters
5

Roger Laurent
5

Peter Bolton
6

Robert Walshaw
6

Paul Metternich
7

Wittigo von Einsiedel
7

Peter Collins
8

Stirling Moss
8

Peter Walker
9

Roy Salvadori
9

André Simon
10

Eugenio Castellotti
10

Phil Hill
10

Alfonso de Portago
11

Duncan Hamilton
11

Maurice Trintignant
12

Olivier Gendebien
12

Reg Parnell
14

Tony Brooks
14

Jean Guichet
15

Robert Manzon
15

André Guelfi
16

Hermano da Silva Ramos
16

Jean Behra
17

Louis Rosier
17

Goffredo Zehender
18

Jean Lucas
18

Georges Monneret
19

Serge Nercessian
19

Alain de Changy
20

Lucien Bianchi
20

Fernand Tavano
21

Pierre Meyrat
21

François Picard
22

Howard Hively
22

Robert Tappan
22

Richard Stoop
23

Tony Gaze
23

Hans Herrmann
24

Umberto Maglioli
24

Richard von Frankenberg
25

Wolfgang von Trips
25

Helmut Gloeckler
26

Max Nathan
26

Carel Godin de Beaufort
27

Mathieu Hezemans
27

Wolfgang Seidel
27

Claude Storez
28

Helmut Polensky
28

André Milhoux
29

Charles Rinen
29

Claude Bourillot
30

Henri Perroud
30

Louis Cornet
31

Robert Mougin
31

Colin Chapman
32

Graham Hill
32

Herbert MacKay-Fraser
32

Ed Hugus
33

John Bentley
33

Michel Slotine
34

Roland Bourel
34

Cliff Allison
35

Keith Hall
35

Peter Jopp
36

Reg Bicknell
36

Jean Py
37

Yves Dommee
37

Gérard Laureau
40

Paul Armagnac
40

Jean-Marie Dumazer
41